techlibertarian's comments

That's exactly what I go for :)

Maybe it's just me but I find smoking beforehand to be a shortcut to step 2.

I've been a few times. I think a good session is 90 minutes. 60 seems too short for me but 90 is good enough to get the full experience. You really have to know how to relax though.

> Why? Different people bring different value.

I didn't actually mean that. I thought the rest of my comment would give context that statement is what the opposing side is saying.

> How does self control correlates to obesity?

Controlling how much you eat and what you can't eat.

I enjoy it more that way.

It has to be for them (people who believe there is a gender pay gap) to try and make any change. There are plenty of examples where pay is different regardless of gender: sports and entertainment would be two big ones.

With sports, people are payed differently even if they fill the same position on a team. Why? They aren't the same. They bring different skillsets. It's the same with movies. The main character will make more than someone 20 spots down in the credits list. Someone with a well-known name will make even more. All of this wage difference that can occur across genders.

But with tech everyone should be paid the same if you share the same title regardless of how different you are or how much value you bring to the table.

Edit: To clarify, I have no issue with a company removing any pay difference between employees. I only have an issue with those who think paying people differently is inherently a problem.

How have you consumed psilocybin? I've eaten actual mushrooms and extracted psilocybin and I can say the latter is a much more enjoyable experience.

> Women and different ethnic groups are treated in different ways with regard to things like hiring, performance reviews, etc. and there's a significant enough difference that the system could be defined as racist and sexist, even though no individual feels that they themselves are racist or sexist.

I think the issue here is that the difference in treatment is only an issue for a subset of races and genders in certain industries.

> China (including special areas Macau, Hong Kong) should learn to respect an intellectual property.

What if you don't believe intellectual property is a thing? That it shouldn't be protected in the same way my laptop should be protected?

Yes. It's not the case every single time. I've been upvoted for negative comments about the government but I have to be much more indirect about it. If I'm blatant about it, I get downvoted to hell.

It's very similar to Reddit in a lot of ways. Say one negative thing about the government and you can expect a lot of downvotes.

It's not that easy. It costs money to leave the country. As in, Uncle Sam wants me to pay. So exactly how free am I?

> There are many transactions in the world where people pay for things they didn't specifically want, e.g. buying a car and getting all the seats and safety features, or ordering a meal and paying the full price even if you ask for some ingredient to be omitted.

The difference is consent. People consent to paying for those meals or the car. But nobody ever consented to taxation. That's all part of the "social contract" we're born into.

Yes that is what I meant. A confusion on my part.

> I'm pretty sure he's thinking painkillers are classed as psychiatric drugs, which if they were would mean he was correct.

Yes, you are correct. My bad.

It definitely is relevant because psychiatric drugs are how people get onto heroin.

> the anti-taxers want others to pay the cost of living in the modern world

This simply isn't true. Anti-taxers want to choose where their dollars go - each and every one.

> Have you noticed how people get really annoyed when you make it? It's not because it's a good argument!

People also used to get annoyed when people said the Earth wasn't the center of the solar system.

> Given the choice, and whether consciously or unconsciously, they will typically elect people much like themselves, because that's the kind of person they can understand and relate to.

The issue is at what point does the need for diversity kick in? If I start a startup right now with a friend, a person who is much like myself, very few people will criticize us for diversity issues at 2 people. But if we continue to hire friends, when does it become a diversity issue that needs addressing?